Trump Administration Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits Draws Criticism From Historians

The Trump administration’s plan to, in effect, audit the content of Smithsonian museums drew criticism from groups that represent scholars and promote free speech.

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Trump’s Pick of E.J. Antoni as BLS Leader Criticized by the Right and the Left

Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.

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Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes

President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week.

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Study May Undercut Idea That Cash Payments to Poor Families Help Child Development

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid.

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In Virginia, the Attack on University Presidents Widens

Gregory Washington, the first Black president of George Mason University, is under fire for his promotion of campus diversity.

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Edwin Feulner, ‘Heritage Foundation’s George Washington,’ Dies at 83

As co-founder and longtime head of the Washington think tank, he picked policies and staffers for G.O.P. presidents from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.

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Trump’s No. 1 Fan in Greenland: A Bricklayer Turned Political Player

Jorgen Boassen’s idolization of all things Trump, which has won him friends in Washington and sometimes hostile attention at home, has given him an unlikely new career: political influencer.

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Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending

Russell T. Vought, leader of the Office of Management and Budget, aims to marry extreme austerity with his Christian values.

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How an Autopen Conspiracy Theory About Biden Went Viral

A specious theory on pardons had help from the conservative Heritage Foundation before President Trump and right-wing influencers amplified it.

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Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing

In his previous stint in the Transportation Department, Steven Bradbury was accused of interfering with a Senate investigation into the crash of two Max jets that killed 346 people combined.

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